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whippersnapper

whip·pers·nap·per

UK/ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/ US/ˈʍɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/ uncommon

noun

Origin

Extension of *whip-snapper (“a cracker of whips”), or perhaps from snipper-snapper. Compare also whipperginnie (“term of abuse for a woman”), late 16th c.

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